So if you've been following this blog, you have been with me through quite a bit.  A whirlwind of life changes and a couple of career c...

I know this is completely off topic, but .... Tupelo is my dog.  ~ You can take all the tea in China Put it in a big brown bag for m...

It has been way too long since I posted here.  I've been so so busy getting my business reconfigured with the new website, new all natu...

My journey in the soap world has been a wild roller coaster, to say the least.  As some of you know, I started this blog as a way to give s...

I know everyone has to make a living, but the more I poke around, the more I see new soaps around that are private labeled.  Now, I private...

I hope everyone's holiday weekend was a good one. I am full. I know it's only an American holiday, so I ask, "How was your...

I've had some sort of weird thing going on with my body for the last two days. Sudden onset of dizziness, exhaustion, muscle weakness, ...

Yeah. Ok, I started off not have a great day, just personally. You know when you wake up and everything is "off"? I felt down on...

Sorry, it's four minutes long....

My post " Burning Joanna " was sort of comical as I read it back to myself today. Yes, when one steps away from a flame, it's...

Today was the stupidest day. Scratch that. Today I am the stupidest soap maker on the planet. I know I had plenty of coffee but not too muc...

I should really explain my absence and sporadic posts. I used to be pretty good at posting every few days and now I'm lucky if I get ov...

I'm spending my Saturday making perfumes. It takes me a long long time to make these concoctions. I spend hours and then I wear them, ...

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My kitties The Boss, Sippowitz (but we call him Kitty) at 16 yrs old. He was there when I was single, then through my wedding, when I had ...

photo credit I feel like that girl except I feel sicker than she looks and I am not angry. So get this... my children went to school two wee...

I made my first Etsy treasury, which was incredibly time consuming. I had no time to do it and yet I was consumed. I was unbelievably dete...

click to enlarge Here's a piece of a day at the beach with my son. Thoughtful moment after swimming fiercely in the ocean with his sist...

The love and support that I felt from the comments made from my last blog post were touching, unexpected and pulled me out of what felt like...